"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"

You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.

And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.

Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.

The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.

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Even the ancient greeks knew about AFCs

Warrior74

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When love is in excess it brings a man no honor nor worthiness. - Euripides, Medea, 431 B.C.
 

"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"

You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.

Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.

Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.

Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.

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The Greek

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Good one! Also : "The strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must."
 

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The greek? :eek: I'm happy to find someone from Greece too here! Where do you live?
 

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There are alot of them in Shakespeare too. Sir Andrew Aguecheek from 'Twelfth Night' is the best example I can think of right now.
 

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Warrior74 said:
When love is in excess it brings a man no honor nor worthiness. - Euripides, Medea, 431 B.C.
Nice Catch.
 

"The Coffee Shop Girl You Never Spoke To"

You've replayed it a hundred times. She stood three feet away, scrolling her phone. You had an opening. You composed the perfect line — after she was gone.

For all you know, she's married now. To some guy who said something. Anything.

Openers are cheap. Almost any sentence works when it's delivered within three seconds. The expensive part is the standing there, drafting and deleting, while the window quietly closes.

The "22 Rules" stripped out my hesitation. What to open with, how to keep it alive, and the one habit that costs guys more women than anything else: waiting for perfect.

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Everything we have today is window dressing, we aren't doing anything the Greeks and Romans weren't doing 2,000 years ago. The words of these ancient authors shimmer across the ocean of time and bear as much relevance today as when they were spoken.

I've never read Euripides, but now I will. I heartily suggest The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius also, there is a free version on the net somewhere.
 
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